Outdoor use shower assembly

ABSTRACT

A shower assembly includes a case having an inner layer which includes a plurality of concavities for storage of the parts of the shower assembly, and an outer layer. Water or sands can be filled in the space between the inner and outer layers. A main pipe unit has a connector connected to an end thereof and a shower head is connected to the connector. The other end of the main pipe unit is connected to the case which provides a solid and heavy base. Water hose is connected to the connector and water goes out from the shower head.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a shower assembly for outdoor use, andmore particularly, to a shower assembly with a heavy base and can beeasily carried and transported.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A conventional shower assembly for outdoor use generally includes a mainpipe connected with a hose which provides water into the main pipe, ashower head is connected to the main pipe and a base which generally isa triode which supported the main pipe and the shower head and stands onthe floor. However, the shower head usually is larger than the diameterof the main pipe and the triode cannot be too wide so that the height ofthe main pipe cannot be high and the whole assembly tends to fall.

The present invention intends to provide a shower assembly whichincludes a hollow case in which water or sand can be filled so as toform a solid and heavy base, the main pipe is connected to the base sothat the main pipe can be made to high enough for different purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a shower assembly which comprises acase having an inner layer and an outer layer, a plurality ofconcavities are defined in the inner layer so as to receive parts of theshower assembly. A main pipe unit has a connector connected to an endthereof and a shower head is connected to the connector. The other endof the main pipe unit is connected to the case.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a showerassembly which is easily assembled and has a heavy and reliable basewhich prevent the shower assembly from falling.

The present invention will become more obvious from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswhich show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment inaccordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plane view to show that the parts of the shower assembly arereceived in the case;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view to show the shower assembly of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view to show the shower head, the inner pipes andthe outer pipers of the shower assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view to show the shower assembly of the presentinvention, and FIG. 5 shows that the shower assembly is connected with asprinkler.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the shower assembly of the present inventioncomprises a case 10 which is composed of two parts and each is a plasticcase made by way of blowing molding. The two parts are pivotablyconnected with each other so that the two parts can be overlapped witheach other to form a rectangular case 10. Each part of the case 10includes an inner layer 11 and a hard outer layer 12, a space 13 isdefined between the inner layer 11 and the outer layer 12. The innerlayer 11 includes a plurality of concavities for receiving the parts ofthe shower assembly when not in use, and a plurality of holes 16 aredefined through the inner layer 11 and each hole 16 has a seal 17engaged therewith. Water or sands can be filled in the space 13 via theholes 16 to form a heavy base for the shower assembly.

A main pipe unit 50 includes a plurality of pipes 51 and each pipe 51has two connection collars 52 on two ends thereof. The connectioncollars 52 each can be a male connector and a female connector which isconnected with a male connection collar. A connector 30 is connected toan end of the main pipe unit 50 and a connection portion 35 is locatedon a top of the connector 30 so as to be connected with a shower head 40or a sprinkler 20. The other end of the main pipe unit 50 connected tothe case 10.

The connector 30 includes a pipe connection port 31 and a hoseconnection port 33. The pipe 51 can be extended through the pipeconnection port 31 and a locking member 32 is located above the pipeconnection port 31 to secure the connector 30 to the pipe 51. A hose(not shown) is connected with the hose connection port 33 so as tointroduce water to the shower head 40 or the sprinkler 20. A controlknob 34 is connected to the connector 30 so as to control water volumeentering the shower head 40 or the sprinkler 20.

The shower head 40 includes a body 41 and a plurality of outlets 42connected to the body 41 and communicate with passages (not shown) inthe body 41. The outlets 42 are connected to locking rings 43 which areconnected to outlet pipes 60. The outlet pipes 60 each have an innerpipe 61 and an outer pipe 62 which is rotatably mounted on the innerpipe 61. The locking rings 43 each have threads 430 and the inner pipe61 is a hollow pipe and includes an enlarged end which has a connectionend 610 with inner threads which are engaged with the threads 430 of thelocking ring 43. A sleeve 64, a seal 66 and an O-ring 65 are locatedbetween the inner pipe 61 and the locking ring 43. A plurality of seals67 are located between the inner pipe 61 and the outer pipe 62 toprovide proper seal feature. An end cap 63 has a large head and a smallshank which is inserted into the inner pipe 61 to seal the end of theinner tube 61 and an end of the outer pipe 62 is engaged with the largehead.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inner pipe 61 has a longitudinal passage 611 sothat water flows in the passage 611 via the outlet 42 correspondingthereto. A slot 612 is defined longitudinally in the inner pipe 61 and aC-shaped longitudinal seal 613 is located in the inner pipe 61 and theslot 612 communicating with an opening of the C-shaped longitudinal seal613. The outer pipe 62 has a plurality of orifices 620 definedtherethrough and the orifices 620 of the outer pipe 62 have differentshapes and sizes which include different diameters. By this arrangement,water goes out from the orifices 620 via the slot 612. A dent 621 isdefined in an end of the outer pipe 62. The inner pipe 61 has multiplebosses 614 and one of the bosses 614 is engaged with the dent 621 sothat the user can rotate the outer tube 62 to align the orifices 620with the slot 612 to obtain different types of sprinkling feature.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, two positioning boards 53 are engaged withrecessed areas on two sides of the handle 14 of the case 10 and one ofthe positioning boards 53 has a plurality of apertures 530 and the otherpositioning board 53 has a threaded member 531 which extends through oneof the apertures 530 so as to be connected with a connection collar 52of one of the pipes 51. The space 13 in the case 10 is filled with wateror sands so that the case 10 is heavy to support the main pipe unity 50and the shower head 40 or the sprinkler 20 as shown in FIG. 5.

The shower assembly of the present invention is easily to carry and canbe assembled quickly. The case 10 accommodate all the parts of theassembly and can be used as a heavy base for the assembly so that theuser can take a shower while the shower head 40 is located at a certainheight which meets requirement for most of the users. The assembly canalso be used as garden sprinkling.

While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with thepresent invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art thatfurther embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of thepresent invention.

1. A shower assembly comprising: a case (10) having an inner layer (11)which includes a plurality of concavities, and a main pipe unit (50)including a plurality of pipes (51) and the main pipe unit (50) havingone end connected to the case (10), the other end of the main pipe unit(50) connected to a connector (30) which is connected to a shower head(40).
 2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the case (10) is aplastic case made by way of blowing molding.
 3. The assembly as claimedin claim 1, wherein the case (10) is composed of two parts which arepivotably connected with each other, a space (13) is defined between theinner layer (11) and an outer layer of the case (10) of each of the twoparts.
 4. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein a plurality ofholes (16) are defined through the inner layer (11) and each hole (16)has a seal (17) engaged therewith.
 5. A shower assembly comprising: acase (10) having an inner layer (11) which includes a plurality ofconcavities, and a main pipe unit (50) having a connector (30) connectedto an end thereof and a shower head (40) connected to the connector(30), the other end of the main pipe unit (50) connected to the case(10).
 6. The assembly claimed in claim 5, wherein the shower head is asprinkler (20).
 7. The assembly claimed in claim 5, wherein theconnector (30) includes a pipe connection port (31) and a hoseconnection port (33), a locking member (32) is located above the pipeconnection port (31), the main pipe unit (50) is connected to the pipeconnection port (31), a control knob (34) is connected to the connector(30) and adapted to control water volume, a connection portion (35) islocated on a top of the connector (30) so as to be connected with theshower head (40).
 8. The assembly claimed in claim 5, wherein the showerhead (40) includes a body (41) which has a plurality of outlets (42),the outlets (42) are connected to locking rings (43) which are connectedto outlet pipes (60), the locking rings (43) each have threads (430) andthe outlet pipes (60) are threadedly connected to the threads (430) ofthe locking rings (43).
 9. The assembly claimed in claim 8, wherein theoutlet pipes (60) each have an inner pipe (61) and an outer pipe (62)which is rotatably mounted on the inner pipe (61), an end cap (63) isengaged with an end of each of the inner pipes (61), a sleeve (64), aseal (66) and an O-ring (65) are located between the inner pipe (61) andthe locking ring (43), a plurality of seals (67) are located between theinner pipe (61) and the outer pipe (62).
 10. The assembly claimed inclaim 9, wherein the inner pipe (61) is a hollow pipe and includes anenlarged end which has a connection end (610) with inner threads whichare engaged with the threads (430) of the locking ring (43), the innerpipe (61) has a longitudinal passage (611) so that water flows in thepassage (611) via the outlet (42) corresponding thereto, a slot (612)defined longitudinally in the inner pipe (61) and a C-shapedlongitudinal seal (613) is located in the inner pipe (61) and the slot(612) communicating with an opening of the C-shaped longitudinal seal(613).
 11. The assembly claimed in claim 9, wherein the outer pipe (62)has a plurality of orifices (620) defined therethrough and a dent (621)is defined in an end of he outer pipe (62), the inner pipe (61) has aboss (614) which is engaged with the dent (621).
 12. The assemblyclaimed in claim 11, wherein the orifices (620) of the outer pipe (62)have different shapes which include different diameters.
 13. Theassembly claimed in claim 9, wherein the end cap (63) has a large headand a small shank which is inserted into the inner pipe (61), an end ofthe outer pipe (62) is engaged with the large head.
 14. The assemblyclaimed in claim 1, wherein the main pipe unit (50) includes a pluralityof pipes (51) and each pipe (51) has two connection collars (52) on twoends thereof.
 15. The assembly claimed in claim 14, wherein theconnection collar (52) includes male connector and female connectorwhich is connected with a male connection collar.
 16. The assemblyclaimed in claim 14, wherein two positioning boards (53) are engagedwith recessed areas on two sides of the handle (14) and one of thepositioning boards (53) has a plurality of apertures (530) and the otherpositioning board (53) has a threaded member (531) which extends throughone of the apertures (530) so as to be connected with a connectioncollar (52) of one of the pipes (51).
 17. A shower assembly comprising:a shower head (40) and a plurality of outlet pipes (60) connected to theshower head (40), the shower head (40) including a body (41) which has aplurality of outlets (42), the outlets (42) connected to locking rings(43) which are connected to outlet pipes (60), the locking rings (43)each having threads (430) and the outlet pipes (60) threadedly connectedto the threads (430) of the locking rings (43).
 18. The assembly claimedin claim 17, wherein the outlet pipes (60) each have an inner pipe (61)and an outer pipe (62) which is mounted on the inner pipe (61), an endcap (63) is engaged with an end of each of the inner pipes (61), asleeve (64), a seal (66) and an O-ring (65) are located between theinner pipe (61) and the locking ring (43), a plurality of seals (67) arelocated between the inner pipe (61) and the outer pipe (62).
 19. Theassembly claimed in claim 17, wherein the inner pipe (61) is a hollowpipe and includes an enlarged end which has a connection end (610) withinner threads which are engaged with the threads (430) of the lockingring (43), the inner pipe (61) has a longitudinal passage (611) so thatwater flows in the passage (611) via the outlet (42) correspondingthereto, a slot (612) defined longitudinally in the inner pipe (61) anda C-shaped longitudinal seal (613) is located in the inner pipe (61) andthe slot (612) communicating with an opening of the C-shapedlongitudinal seal (613).
 20. The assembly claimed in claim 17, whereinthe outer pipe (62) has a plurality of orifices defined therethrough anda dent (621) is defined in an end of he outer pipe (62), the inner pipe(61) has a boss (614) which is engaged with the dent (621).
 21. Theassembly claimed in claim 17, wherein the orifices (620) of the outerpipe (62) have different shapes which include different diameters. 22.The assembly claimed in claim 17, wherein the end cap (63) has a largehead and a small shank which is inserted into the inner pipe (61), anend of the outer pipe (62) is engaged with the large head.